
Inside the Beltway News: Tuesday
Happy Earth Day. In honor of this occasion, I’ll lead the clips today with warm and cuddly stories marking earth day. Politico digs into the House cafeteria composting story with some in-depth coverage. Sen. Boxer has a special "Earth Day" op ed in The Hill today, slamming the Bush Administration / EPA. And Roll Call writes up how environmental groups are going to employ aggressive tactics like those seen in former Rep. Pombo’s seat in 2006. (Remember: Roll Call may require a subscription — with apologies).
Politico also covers the House GOP conference on the issue of earmarks and party turmoil.
All the publications and public interest groups have been covering the lobbying disclosure reports — the verdict: lobbying is good business, generating some $2.7 billion last year. That’s a record.… Read More